The week in physics: Saturn’s young rings; Cat states; Painting with nanoparticles

Gravitationally lensed supernova yields novel Hubble constant result. Forward this email View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 29 MAY–2 JUNE Advertisement Mark Your Calendar: Careers Special Issue The October 2023 issue of Physics Today will mark the fifth annual special issue focused on careers & recruitment. Don't miss out on the hottest jobs, career advancement advice, real insights from those in the field, and special recruitment packages that deliver! Learn more. Dust particles reveal the age of Saturn's rings The planet's rings have gathered dust for no more than a few hundred million years, making them far younger than Saturn itself. R. Mark Wilson Macroscopic mechanical oscillator is herded into a Schrödinger cat state A new demonstration of a famous thought experiment has coaxed a classical 16 µg cluster of atoms to behave like a quantum object. Alex Lopatka Live webinar Webinar—Becoming a Successful Physicist and Teaching It to Others The problem-solving process of many skilled scientists is based on a consistent set of 29 decisions. These decisions provide guidance for learning both how to become a good physicist and how to train aspiring physicists. I will provide examples for how to provide students opportunities to practice these decisions and for how to provide feedback on how to improve. Register Now. FROM THE VAULT: MAY 2019 Tracking the journey of a uranium cube A mysterious object led two physicists to investigate the German quest and failure to build a working nuclear reactor during World War II. Timothy Koeth and Miriam Hiebert  Behind the Cover: June 2023 The artistic use of silver nanoparticles as paint advertises their applications in physics. R. Mark Wilson You might have missed Gravitationally lensed supernova yields novel Hubble constant result By analyzing multiple images of a distant stellar explosion, astronomers have acquired a new measurement that could further complicate understanding of the universe's expansion. Allison Gasparini Live webinar webinar—Quantum Materials: From Characterization to Resonator Measurements Understanding and addressing materials losses is key to implementing the next generation of quantum technology. In this webinar, you will learn how low-noise measurements with lock-in amplifiers can help you optimize your materials. Register Now. FROM THE JUNE MAGAZINE Optical analogues to NMR spectroscopy By using tunable lasers to entangle rotational, vibrational, and electronic states, researchers are learning more about molecules and their properties than from previous methods. John C. Wright AND Peter C. Chen Get notified about our webinars and whitepapers Sign up Get Physics Today delivered for just $25 per year Subscribe Accelerating career connections worldwide for over 75 years BROWSE ALL JOBS POST A JOB CREATE JOB ALERTS FEATURED JOBS Assistant Professor of Health Physics South Carolina State University (Orangeburg, SC) View Job Research Assistant Professor(s) The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China) View Job Manager, Electric Grid Security and Communications Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, NM) View Job Lecturer in Theoretical Particle Physics University of Melbourne (Parkville, Victoria, Australia) View Job Physics and Astronomy Laboratory Manager Ball State University (Muncie, IN) View Job Associate Editor, Physics Today American Institute of Physics (AIP) (College Park, MD) View Job Physics Today is published by the American Institute of Physics 1 Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740 USA +1 301 209 3100 © 2023 American Institute of Physics. Unsubscribe  |  Email Preferences  |  Privacy Policy  |  Contact Us